White nationalist group gathering on Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc land condemned
Politicians across B.C. denounce demonstration on Indigenous reserve near Kamloops.
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Rosanne Casimir, Chief of the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc, says this incident will not deter the community from 'gathering, reflecting, or honoring our survivors and the children who returned home.' (Ben Nelms/CBC)
Photograph: CBC News (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Around 30 masked men gathered on Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc land near Kamloops, B.C., on Sunday.
- Individuals associated with Second Sons Canada, a group linked to white supremacist ideology, were reportedly present.
- B.C. politicians, including NDP Leader David Eby and BC Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson, condemned the gathering.
- The demonstration occurred on Indigenous land days before Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Day.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 9 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
65/100
Hype
41/100
9 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc chief Rosanne Casimir reported that approximately 30 masked men gathered on the nation's reserve land near Kamloops, B.C., on Sunday. Individuals associated with Second Sons Canada, a group described as having white supremacist and white nationalist ideology, were reportedly seen at the gathering. Images circulating on social media appeared to show logos affiliated with the group on flags and clothing, though this has not been independently verified by CBC News. The reserve's security asked the men to leave, and they did so after the RCMP were called to the scene.
B.C. politicians from various parties condemned the demonstration. NDP Leader David Eby called the behaviour "disgraceful, disgusting" and noted a rise in such activity in the province. BC Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson stated the gathering was "hateful and meant to intimidate" and has no place in British Columbia. CentreBC Leader Elenore Sturko also condemned the behaviour, calling it "abhorrent."
Disagreement on RCMP involvement
CBC News reported that the men did not leave until the RCMP arrived. However, WTX News and Global News reported that Chief Rosanne Casimir stated discussions with the RCMP had taken place, and the Mounties had provided recent updates on ongoing matters, without specifying when or if the RCMP attended the scene.
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports mentioned whether the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc nation had plans for Truth and Reconciliation Day events, or if these plans would proceed in light of the demonstration. CBC News, in its full report, did mention that Casimir stated plans for the nation's events for Truth and Reconciliation Day on Sept. 30 would go ahead and that they would not be intimidated.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 28 Sept 2026, 13:00, and will add the sides that appear.
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How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
2 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports led with condemnations from B.C. politicians and highlighted the presence of a group linked to white supremacist ideology. CBC News, which published a full report, quoted Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc chief Rosanne Casimir stating that individuals associated with Second Sons Canada were seen and documented. CBC News also noted that the reserve's security asked the men to leave and that RCMP were called. Global News, in its digest, also mentioned Casimir's discussions with the RCMP.
Centre
4 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports focused on the condemnation of the demonstration by provincial political leaders, using phrases like "disgraceful, disgusting behaviour." CTV News and CP24 digests both highlighted statements from NDP Leader David Eby and BC Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson. CFJC Today Kamloops, in its digest, noted that a social media post appeared to show masked individuals gathered on the reserve.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover White nationalist group gathering on Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc land…?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 33% are rated left, 67% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 9. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is White nationalist group gathering on Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc land… left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of White nationalist group gathering on Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc land… biased?
- White nationalist group gathering on Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc land condemned is one event reported by 9 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting White nationalist group gathering on Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc land…?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered White nationalist group gathering on Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc land…?
- 9 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What happened on the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc reserve?
- Approximately 30 masked men, reportedly associated with a white supremacist group called Second Sons Canada, gathered on the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc land near Kamloops, B.C. The demonstration occurred on Sunday and was condemned by political leaders.
- Who condemned the gathering?
- B.C. politicians including NDP Leader David Eby, BC Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson, and CentreBC Leader Elenore Sturko spoke out against the demonstration, calling it hateful and disgraceful.
- What is Second Sons Canada?
- Second Sons Canada is described as a group linked to white supremacist and white nationalist ideology. Images on social media appeared to show their logos on flags and clothing at the gathering.
Read it at the source
9 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
2- B.C. politicians, leaders condemn reported white nationalist gathering on First Nation reserve (opens CBC News in a new tab)
- Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc chief says ‘white nationalist’ group protested on reserve (opens Global News in a new tab)
Global News — is Global News biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
4- Kamloops RCMP investigating masked men seen near former residential school (opens Castanet in a new tab)
- ‘Disgraceful, disgusting behaviour’: Political leaders condemn white nationalist demonstration on Indigenous land near Kamloops (opens CP24 in a new tab)
- ‘Disgraceful, disgusting behaviour’: Political leaders condemn white nationalist demonstration on Indigenous land near Kamloops (opens CTV News in a new tab)
- Apparent white nationalist gathering spotted on Tkʼemlúps reserve Sunday (opens CFJC Today Kamloops in a new tab)
CFJC Today Kamloops — is CFJC Today Kamloops biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
3- White Nationalist Group Second Sons Gathers Near Former Kamloops Residential School Days Before Truth and Reconciliation Day (opens culturealberta.com in a new tab)
culturealberta.com — is culturealberta.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc chief reports white nationalist protest on reserve (opens WTX News in a new tab)
- Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc chief says ‘white nationalist’ group protested on reserve (opens dailyguardian.ca in a new tab)
dailyguardian.ca — is dailyguardian.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
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